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we know that for almost four years the united states senate has not passed a budget, and that's part of the problem that's been contributing to the out-of-control spending in washington, and what we've said is we will extend the debt ceiling for three months to allow time for the united states senate to write a budget so we can then begin the discussions on how we're going to repay this money that we're going to borrow as well as begin to manage down the debt long term. >> what's the realistic vision in terms of a budget? i mean, this senate will have its budget plan, the house will have its bucket? should the people believe at some point soon we should get a budget for the country. >> i hope that we can. in the house we're committed to producing a budget that will balance in ten years, and this will be a significant shift from the kind of budget that we have produced before. we're dealing with a new baseline after the cliff deal, and i think there's a growing urgency amongst the people in the country to say, you know what? it's time for washington to start living within its means an
we know that for almost four years the united states senate has not passed a budget, and that's part of the problem that's been contributing to the out-of-control spending in washington, and what we've said is we will extend the debt ceiling for three months to allow time for the united states senate to write a budget so we can then begin the discussions on how we're going to repay this money that we're going to borrow as well as begin to manage down the debt long term. >> what's the...
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. >> the president of the united states was a senator for four years. by the way, the vice president of the united states was a senator for what, 3,000. i suggest the sitting vice president and sitting president of of the united states, you pay attention to your branch and let the senate do its job and the senate republicans need to stop filibustering these nominees both big and small. enough of the filibustering. 115 in the last congress. >> everybody stay put. it is the top of the financial world. a feud between it would have the richest men on tv. you don't want to miss this. see life in the best light. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. maybe even a little better. visit your eyecare professional today to ask about our newest lenses, transitions vantage and transitions xtractive lenses. experience life well lit. ask which transitions adaptive lens is best for you. ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and c
. >> the president of the united states was a senator for four years. by the way, the vice president of the united states was a senator for what, 3,000. i suggest the sitting vice president and sitting president of of the united states, you pay attention to your branch and let the senate do its job and the senate republicans need to stop filibustering these nominees both big and small. enough of the filibustering. 115 in the last congress. >> everybody stay put. it is the top of the...
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. >> as expected, the united states senate has just voted to extend the nation's debt ceiling for multiple months. the new deadline now will be may 19th, and that tees up now the next fiscal fight here in washington which will come on march the 1st. it will be over the so-called sequester. all of those automatic spending cuts, will they be allowed to go into effect? that will now be the next big question we wrestle with here in washington, maria. >> thanks so much. >> january jobs figures taking center stage first thing tomorrow morning as the white house shutters its jobs council. hampton pearson on what's sure to move the markets. >> reporter: hi, maria. tomorrow's job reports will have two part, the headline numbers on jobs and the unemployment rate. our cnbc survey predicts employers increasing non-farm payrolls by 1 of,000 jobs versus 155,000 in december. the unemployment rate holding steady at 7.8%. now today we heard that first-time unemployment claims actually jumped by 38000 to a seasonally adjusted 368,000, that according to the labor department. lost in yesterday's focus on nega
. >> as expected, the united states senate has just voted to extend the nation's debt ceiling for multiple months. the new deadline now will be may 19th, and that tees up now the next fiscal fight here in washington which will come on march the 1st. it will be over the so-called sequester. all of those automatic spending cuts, will they be allowed to go into effect? that will now be the next big question we wrestle with here in washington, maria. >> thanks so much. >> january...
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. >>> also trying to forge a path for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the united states. a group of senators from both sides of the aisle are agreeing on a proposal to reform immigration laws ahead of the president's announcement tomorrow. back in a moment. at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... futures move first. learn futures from experienced pros with dedicated chats and daily live webinars. and trade with p
. >>> also trying to forge a path for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the united states. a group of senators from both sides of the aisle are agreeing on a proposal to reform immigration laws ahead of the president's announcement tomorrow. back in a moment. at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money...
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rubio, the republican senator of florida, himself an immigrant from cuba to the united states. he's out there selling this comprehensive immigration reform legislation to some skeptics, including on the rush limbaugh show today. listen to this. >> i think there's this false argument that's been advanced by the left that conservatism and republicans are anti-immigrant and anti-immigration and we are not. never have been. we are pro-legal immigration and we recognize that our legal immigration system needs to be reformed. we also recognize, because conservatism has always been about commonsense, that we have an existing problem that has to be belt with in the best way possible. >> how important is rubio's role in getting this comprehensive legislation reform passed? >> i don't think you can overstate it, wolf. it's very, very important. here's someone with undeniable conservative credentials, a bona fide member of the tea party who is effectively trying to save, i would argue, save the republican party from itself on the question of immigration. is he somebody that can go on the
rubio, the republican senator of florida, himself an immigrant from cuba to the united states. he's out there selling this comprehensive immigration reform legislation to some skeptics, including on the rush limbaugh show today. listen to this. >> i think there's this false argument that's been advanced by the left that conservatism and republicans are anti-immigrant and anti-immigration and we are not. never have been. we are pro-legal immigration and we recognize that our legal...
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a framework for immigration reform in the united states senate. a similar group happening -- the conversation happening on the house side as well this a bipartisan basis. in a moment, we'll hear from folks who don't agree with the president's proposal. first, let's get reaction from our team of political experts and reporters, gloria borger with us, jessica yellin and miguel marquez at a key location in georgia. i want to start with you, jesse, because of something the president said. he said he was laying out key markers. he said if congress doesn't move a bill, if it bogs down, he will send a specific proposal of his own. that's something reform advocates wanted in first term. why does the president think the second term politics are better? >> reporter: because of the president's showing amo ining ao voters. he won more than 70% of the latino vote. republicans did not show well among them. and so the shift means that there is a coalition now among democrats and republicans, he believes, to move republicans across the finish line to get somethin
a framework for immigration reform in the united states senate. a similar group happening -- the conversation happening on the house side as well this a bipartisan basis. in a moment, we'll hear from folks who don't agree with the president's proposal. first, let's get reaction from our team of political experts and reporters, gloria borger with us, jessica yellin and miguel marquez at a key location in georgia. i want to start with you, jesse, because of something the president said. he said...
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we have been able to prevent a nuclear option in the united states senate. a lot of people don't appreciate how important it was for us to get that done. chuck schumer and i and others and dick durbin were involved in a bipartisan effort to avert that. thanks to the cooperation of our two leaders we were able to do that. there is a desire for bipartisanship here in this body. i think we can show the country and the world that we are capable of tackling this issue, a looming and terrible issue that has to be resolved in a bipartisan basis. and i believe the majority of the american people support such an effort. and i want to thank my colleagues again. and the ever congenial senator schumer. >> now we'll have even more congenial senator durbin. >> i want to thank my colleagues, john mccain, thanks. we have been down this road before, but i feel very good about our chances this time. chuck, thank you for your leadership on this. i'm sure that marco and bob and lindsey and i understand you've been the force behind this. if he's the glue, you're the force. and i
we have been able to prevent a nuclear option in the united states senate. a lot of people don't appreciate how important it was for us to get that done. chuck schumer and i and others and dick durbin were involved in a bipartisan effort to avert that. thanks to the cooperation of our two leaders we were able to do that. there is a desire for bipartisanship here in this body. i think we can show the country and the world that we are capable of tackling this issue, a looming and terrible issue...
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those are just two of the provisions of the bill put forward by the united states senator whose own hands were bloodied by one of the most famous shooting acts in california history. cnn's chief correspondent, dana bash, was at the emotional announcement on capitol hill. >> reporter: wolf, with all the gun control measures that president obama provided this one, this assault-style ban is one of the toughest to get through congress. her determination comes from a very public tragedy four decades ago. for diane feinstein, it is personal. >> well, i became mayor as a product of assassination. both mayor masconey and supervisor have been shot and killed. >> reporter: the death of her colleagues, including harvey milk, the first openly gay public official was so traumatic she rarely discussed it. >> we're somebody that was very close to a tragic shooting. >> reporter: but here, in the launch to push the assault weapons ban, she talked about it in graphic detail. >> i was the one that found supervisor milk's body, and i was the one trying to get a pulse. once you have been through one of these
those are just two of the provisions of the bill put forward by the united states senator whose own hands were bloodied by one of the most famous shooting acts in california history. cnn's chief correspondent, dana bash, was at the emotional announcement on capitol hill. >> reporter: wolf, with all the gun control measures that president obama provided this one, this assault-style ban is one of the toughest to get through congress. her determination comes from a very public tragedy four...
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as well as the united states senate. he is on the farm bills and authored most of the authorization bills. clearly his decision is personal i'm sure. he is frustrated with washington, d.c. and members of both parties are frustrated with the gridlock. the republicans will nominate somebody in main street, but while georgia is the so-called red state, president obama was able to get more than 45% of the vote there. i assume that we are going have a credible democrat who will seek the party's nomination. >> it's interesting that the conservative was afraid that even more conservative republicans may challenge him and he decided time to move on. let's move on ourselves. jeb bush the former florida governor cowrote a piece of the "wall street journal" calling for comprehensive immigration reform among other things, writing this. some tell us makers are calling for piece meal changes such as issuing visas or conferring legal status of immigrants who were brought in as children. congress should avoid such quick ficks and commit
as well as the united states senate. he is on the farm bills and authored most of the authorization bills. clearly his decision is personal i'm sure. he is frustrated with washington, d.c. and members of both parties are frustrated with the gridlock. the republicans will nominate somebody in main street, but while georgia is the so-called red state, president obama was able to get more than 45% of the vote there. i assume that we are going have a credible democrat who will seek the party's...
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states senate. if i am confirmed, one of the first things that i intend to do is sit down with senator menendez and senator corker and invite all the members of the committee to come together, hopefully at a time when there's no interruption and we can actually dig in and talk and talk about how we can have a constructive dialogue and collegial relationship. because even the unique oversight role that the committee plays, the challenges in the world are so enormous that we would do our country a disservice if we didn't identify the ways that we can help each other to confront a unique set of questions globally. if you confirm me, i would take office as secretary proud that the senate is in my blood. but equally proud that so too is foreign service. my father's work under presidents, both republican and democrat, took me and my siblings around the world for a personal journey of the sacrifices and commitment that the men and women make every day on behalf of america. i wish every one in the country c
states senate. if i am confirmed, one of the first things that i intend to do is sit down with senator menendez and senator corker and invite all the members of the committee to come together, hopefully at a time when there's no interruption and we can actually dig in and talk and talk about how we can have a constructive dialogue and collegial relationship. because even the unique oversight role that the committee plays, the challenges in the world are so enormous that we would do our country...
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you've got the president of the united states who will unveil his plan in las vegas tomorrow. now all we need are house republicans to come to the table and agree and compromise. the question is this. will those house republicans who have always pandered to their tea party base to tea party extremism and intolerance. once and for all stand up to the tea party and join republicans and democrats and the president in a solution to an immigration process that is broken and is dysfunctional. >> well, you know, we're asking that question of our viewers today. you know, when you mention the tea party and how much power it actually does still have in the house of representatives. in your mind, does it have power, because we don't hear much from those house members who are very supportive of the tea party. >> you know, we just had a vote an whether democrats and republicans and people of no party affiliation who saw their homes and businesses destroyed by super storm sandy, whether they should get federal assistance to rebuild their homes and their small businesses. and only a couple o
you've got the president of the united states who will unveil his plan in las vegas tomorrow. now all we need are house republicans to come to the table and agree and compromise. the question is this. will those house republicans who have always pandered to their tea party base to tea party extremism and intolerance. once and for all stand up to the tea party and join republicans and democrats and the president in a solution to an immigration process that is broken and is dysfunctional....
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states senator? >> oh, i think he's going to be confirmed. i think he ought to be. he's the president's choice. i think that on some of the issues that people have raised concerns about, he's working for the president's policies, not his own. and i like the fact that he is a decorated war hero himself. going into a pentagon badly in need of more reform, more budget cutting, and who better to do that, than someone with the kind of credibility with the troops that chuck hagel has. >> chuck schumer, speaking of chucks, another chuck, ari, chuck schumer, as you know, a very strong supporter of israel, very tough on iran and its nuclear program. he had a private meeting with hagel, emerged strongly endorsing hagel, saying he'll vote to confirm him. you read that long statement that schumer put out on what he was told by hagel during the course of that private meeting. i rey sum that's reassuring. i assume that's reassuring to you. is it reassuring enough for republicans to vote to confirm him? >> no, i th
states senator? >> oh, i think he's going to be confirmed. i think he ought to be. he's the president's choice. i think that on some of the issues that people have raised concerns about, he's working for the president's policies, not his own. and i like the fact that he is a decorated war hero himself. going into a pentagon badly in need of more reform, more budget cutting, and who better to do that, than someone with the kind of credibility with the troops that chuck hagel has. >>...
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states senate. a remarkable figure. the question now, of course, is what next? >> i give him a lot of credit for reaching out to his formal rival for the democratic nomination, trusting her to be the secretary of state. she's done an excellent job over the last four years. she'll rest a little bit, write a book, do some good deeds. i don't think this is the final chapter in her political life. >> there's no question it's not the final chapter. the question is, what is the next chapter or what is in the next chapter as plural. if she says she wants to remember what it's like to not be tired, that's going to take a while. but within months, you know the political group is going to come to her and say, madam secretary, mrs. clinton, choose your title. yours is for the taking if you want to run. her number one goal is to empower women around the world. someone is going to give her a pretty compelling case in just a few months. you can be the first female president of the united states. it's going to be
states senate. a remarkable figure. the question now, of course, is what next? >> i give him a lot of credit for reaching out to his formal rival for the democratic nomination, trusting her to be the secretary of state. she's done an excellent job over the last four years. she'll rest a little bit, write a book, do some good deeds. i don't think this is the final chapter in her political life. >> there's no question it's not the final chapter. the question is, what is the next...
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one of the most -- the biggest advocates of gun rights in the united states senate. and in fact, i'm told by sources close to both senators that schumer is holding off on releasing his legislation, because he's making changes in the hopes of having a bipartisan bill with tom coburn, strictly on the issue of strength streng background checks. >> thanks very much for that report, dana. kate balduan joining us in "the situation room" as well. there's a lot of movement on this story. >> a lot of movement, a lot of conversations happening, at least, on this issue. and gabby giffords, and her husband, right after the hearing that dana bash was telling us about, she and her husband, mark kelly, they met with president obama at the white house, and the white house sent out this photo of them talking in the oval office. they were talking about, as he told you, the issue of gun control. >> and right after that meeting at the white house, mark kelly came here to "the situation room" and joined me. first of all, let's talk about your wife. how did she prepare for that? because t
one of the most -- the biggest advocates of gun rights in the united states senate. and in fact, i'm told by sources close to both senators that schumer is holding off on releasing his legislation, because he's making changes in the hopes of having a bipartisan bill with tom coburn, strictly on the issue of strength streng background checks. >> thanks very much for that report, dana. kate balduan joining us in "the situation room" as well. there's a lot of movement on this...
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happening now, the united states senator talks about the traumatic day she tried to find a pulse by putting her finger into the bullet hole of a colleague who had just been shot. now she wants to ban 158 kinds of assault weapons. dispute all the iphones, the tablets, ipods and a whole lot more there are out there, perhaps in your hands right now, apple's day as a wall street darling potentially, potentially could be over. wait until you hear how the stock got clobbered today and why. >>> and football star manti te'o opens up about the hoax that fooled him and the rest of the country. it's the interview that so many people have been waiting for. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with a new effort to ban 158 specific assault-style weapons and prohibit other guns from using magazines containing more than ten rounds of ammunition. those are just two of the provisions of a bill put forward today by united states senator whose own hands were bloodied by one of the most notorious shootings in california history. dana bash was over at the emotional announcement on capit
happening now, the united states senator talks about the traumatic day she tried to find a pulse by putting her finger into the bullet hole of a colleague who had just been shot. now she wants to ban 158 kinds of assault weapons. dispute all the iphones, the tablets, ipods and a whole lot more there are out there, perhaps in your hands right now, apple's day as a wall street darling potentially, potentially could be over. wait until you hear how the stock got clobbered today and why....
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that's the kind of leadership i intend to provide as president of the united states. >> and of course -- >> senator clinton, that's a clear swipe at you. >> really? >> reporter: back then it was a very different relationship, in the midst of an already bitter rivalry. >> while i was working on those streets, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board of walmart. >> you were practicing law and representing your contributor, restco, in his slum landlord business in inner city chicago. >> reporter: but that relationship quickly changed. >> i endorse him and throw my full support behind him. >> reporter: just as hillary clinton showed her support for president obama, obama showed his faith in clinton. >> i have no doubt that hillary clinton is the right person to lead our state department, and to work with me in tackling this ambitious foreign policy agenda. >> reporter: what was hillary clinton's initial reaction when you told her, look, they're considering you for the possibility of secretary of state. >> she didn't believe it. >> reporter: one of clinton's closest aides. >> i e-m
that's the kind of leadership i intend to provide as president of the united states. >> and of course -- >> senator clinton, that's a clear swipe at you. >> really? >> reporter: back then it was a very different relationship, in the midst of an already bitter rivalry. >> while i was working on those streets, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board of walmart. >> you were practicing law and representing your contributor, restco, in his slum landlord...
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states unlawfully. it prevents identity theft and would end hiring unauthorized work workers. >>> the waiting is almost over for many cold and homeless sandy victims a $50 billion emergency aid bill for victims of superstorm sandy about to clear its final congressional hurdle. the measure is expected to pass and president obama, of course, has promised to sign it. >>> the husband and brother of a new york woman missing in turkey for more than a week are en route this morning to istanbul in a desperate attempt to find her. the 33-year-old mother of two was traveling alone to fulfill her photography dream. supposed to fly back to the u.s. on january 22nd. never checked in for her flight. her travel documents were found in a hotel room. >>> a big night for ben affleck and the coast of argo. last night screen actors guild awa award. and jennifer lawrence in "silver linings playbook" also won. >> now i'm -- i have this naked statue that means some of you even voted for me and that is an undescribable feeling
states unlawfully. it prevents identity theft and would end hiring unauthorized work workers. >>> the waiting is almost over for many cold and homeless sandy victims a $50 billion emergency aid bill for victims of superstorm sandy about to clear its final congressional hurdle. the measure is expected to pass and president obama, of course, has promised to sign it. >>> the husband and brother of a new york woman missing in turkey for more than a week are en route this morning...
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but i am confident the majority of both houses, led by the president of the united states, who made this a major campaign issue, that we will succeed. we are not going to get everybody on board. >> you mentioned the fact that you have been here before. since 2007, senator kennedy stood with you -- 2007 was the year that you must [inaudible] you have expressed optimism. our broken must fix system while optimism is high. why is it different? >> as i have stated before elections, the republican party is losing support of our hispanic citizens. we realize there are many issues where everything we are in agreement with our hispanic citizens, but this is a preeminent issue with those citizens. also, over the years, republicans in particular, but also democrats, and all of our citizens, have realized the reality of what all my colleagues just stated. we cannot continue as a nation with the 11 million people residing in the shadows, and we have to address the issue, and it has to be done in a bipartisan fashion. and if we do succeed, and i think we will, it will be a testimonial to ted kennedy's
but i am confident the majority of both houses, led by the president of the united states, who made this a major campaign issue, that we will succeed. we are not going to get everybody on board. >> you mentioned the fact that you have been here before. since 2007, senator kennedy stood with you -- 2007 was the year that you must [inaudible] you have expressed optimism. our broken must fix system while optimism is high. why is it different? >> as i have stated before elections, the...
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. >> the broader hearing was the health care physicians and the united states. we'll show you that tonight. in about 40 minutes, on the floor of the u.s. senate, look for the senate vote on senator john kerry to be the next secretary of state. we expect that at 4:15 eastern. earlier today, a discussion on fact vs. fiction and what israel about the latest film of "zero dark thirty." among those participating, general michael hayden. >> good morning. welcome to aei and this morning's panel, separating fact from fiction. i am a fellow at the american enterprise institute and member of the task force on detention and interrogation policy. kathryn piccolos recent film depicting the operation that killed osama bin laden sparked controversy. -- kathryn bigelow. for the most part of rage of the film has been coming from the left and directed at her. if you were a conservative like me, when you see the hollywood left and washington left, your temptation is to sit back, pop the popcorn and watch the fight. to some extent that is why many of the defenders and supporters st
. >> the broader hearing was the health care physicians and the united states. we'll show you that tonight. in about 40 minutes, on the floor of the u.s. senate, look for the senate vote on senator john kerry to be the next secretary of state. we expect that at 4:15 eastern. earlier today, a discussion on fact vs. fiction and what israel about the latest film of "zero dark thirty." among those participating, general michael hayden. >> good morning. welcome to aei and this...
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senator kerry, it's been a real pleasure to serve with you in the united states senate. i thank you for your extraordinary record of public service from your military days to your service here in the senate. people have talked about your service on different committees. i remember your chairmanship of the small business committee. and your advocacy for small business. the same energy you brought to the chairmanship of this committee you brought to small businesses in our country. i applaud you and thank you for your willingness to continue to serve our nation. i look forward to you serving as secretary of state. it's going to be great for our country. i must admit i had prepared two sets of questions. one much more difficult than the other. depending on the outcome of this weekend. it worked out well. >> i'm taking it for the red sox, i'm taking it for the patriots. if the standard here is which team you root for, i'm screwed. >> as long as the outcome is ok, we'll forgive you. you'll have to do some of your diplomacy here. secretary clinton really advanced the integrati
senator kerry, it's been a real pleasure to serve with you in the united states senate. i thank you for your extraordinary record of public service from your military days to your service here in the senate. people have talked about your service on different committees. i remember your chairmanship of the small business committee. and your advocacy for small business. the same energy you brought to the chairmanship of this committee you brought to small businesses in our country. i applaud you...
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states senate. if i am confirmed, one of the first things i intend to do is to sit down with senator men and does an senator corporate and invite all the members of this committee to come together at a time when there is no interruption and weekend do again and talk about it of how we can have a constructive dialogue. even as we pride ourselves in the separation of powers and the unique oversight role the committee plays, the challenges in the world are so enormous that we would do our country a disservice if we did not identify the ways it can help each other confronts a unique set of questions globally. if you confirm me, i would take office as secretary prague that the scent is in my blood, but equally proud that so, too, is the foreign service. i father's work under presidents, both democrats and republicans, it took me and my siblings around the world for a personal journey that brought home the sacrifices and the commitment the men and women of the foreign service make every day on behalf of a
states senate. if i am confirmed, one of the first things i intend to do is to sit down with senator men and does an senator corporate and invite all the members of this committee to come together at a time when there is no interruption and weekend do again and talk about it of how we can have a constructive dialogue. even as we pride ourselves in the separation of powers and the unique oversight role the committee plays, the challenges in the world are so enormous that we would do our country...
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and tkpwotd bless the united states -- god bless the united states of america. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ ♪ >> democratic senator chuck schumer and republican support john mccain are part of a bipartisan effort to make changes to the immigration laws. this morning they take part in the breakfast series. live coverage begins at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. then we look at gun violence and ways to reduce it following the newtown, connecticut, shootings. watch live coverage from the senate judiciary committee at 10:00 a.m. eastern. up next a discussion on c.i.a. interrogation techniques and their depiction in the film "zero dark thirty." on "washington journal" a look at u.s. immigration policy, the economy and the hidden history of libya. >> they said they were going to pass a bill and it was going to be a good bill on civil rights. can you get him to agree or is he going to try to keep from passing anything? >> i think that we've got to get our foot down. >> l.b.j. and larry
and tkpwotd bless the united states -- god bless the united states of america. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ ♪ >> democratic senator chuck schumer and republican support john mccain are part of a bipartisan effort to make changes to the immigration laws. this morning they take part in the breakfast series. live coverage begins at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. then we look at gun violence and ways to...
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examine how we ought to try to stabilize health care spending in the united states. we all know that health care is now a huge part of our economy. accounting for almost 30% of gdp. that is to point trillion dollars. -- that is two trillion dollars. i am sure the policy students play a drinking game while watching programs like this on c-span based on how many times the word "unsustainable" is repeated. those same 2011 spending figures released earlier this month revealed that for the third year in a row aggregate spending grew by just 3.9%, the smallest increment in decades. to paraphrase ross perot's running mate in a debate many years ago, "why are we here?" at least one response to that question is we do not know if the health-care cost dragon has been slain or is just hibernating. how much of the slow increase comes from the sluggish economic recovery where people without insurance postpone care over which they don't have any kind of discretion at all, and what about the chronic conditions that continued the development of more sophisticated and expensive treatm
examine how we ought to try to stabilize health care spending in the united states. we all know that health care is now a huge part of our economy. accounting for almost 30% of gdp. that is to point trillion dollars. -- that is two trillion dollars. i am sure the policy students play a drinking game while watching programs like this on c-span based on how many times the word "unsustainable" is repeated. those same 2011 spending figures released earlier this month revealed that for the...
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back here in the states, one day after a group of bipartisan senators announced and immigration deal, a new poll is out today that finds a slim majority of americans believe that illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the united states and apply for citizenship. the 51% think illegal immigrants should be able to remain in the country and apply for citizenship while an additional 20% of the patient stay as guest workers. 24% say they should leave the country. while president obama is traveling to las vegas today, or is expected to lay on his immigration overhaul plan, and immigration advocates expect the president's plan to be more progressive than the one proposed yesterday by the group of senators. you can hear the president's remarks live around 2:55 p.m. eastern time on c-span radio or what the president on c-span and then we will take your phone calls for your reaction. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> georgia o'keeffe was really the first well-known woman artist, even in the 1970's there was no one who could match our fame. she became a feminist ic
back here in the states, one day after a group of bipartisan senators announced and immigration deal, a new poll is out today that finds a slim majority of americans believe that illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the united states and apply for citizenship. the 51% think illegal immigrants should be able to remain in the country and apply for citizenship while an additional 20% of the patient stay as guest workers. 24% say they should leave the country. while president obama is...
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it is my honor to to present to you the united states senator designate for massachusetts, mo cowan. [applause] >> thank you, governor. i'm honored and humbled by your action today. i pledge to you and the people the massachusetts that during this interim period, i will go to work every day with the needs and aspirations of our residents foremost in my mind. i know the people of massachusetts care about jobs, education, a portable, high- quality healthcare. i will work with those interests in mind just as you do every day and administration. i accept this temporary post confident in the knowledge and perspective i have acquired working closely with you and the lieutenant governor. you the commonwealth should be assured that i will go to that nation capital ever mindful of what is important to the people of massachusetts. also, congratulations on john kerry to his confirmation and they can for his years of commitment and service to the people of massachusetts. -- thank him for his years of commitment and service to the people of massachusetts. i aim to continue that work in the next c
it is my honor to to present to you the united states senator designate for massachusetts, mo cowan. [applause] >> thank you, governor. i'm honored and humbled by your action today. i pledge to you and the people the massachusetts that during this interim period, i will go to work every day with the needs and aspirations of our residents foremost in my mind. i know the people of massachusetts care about jobs, education, a portable, high- quality healthcare. i will work with those...
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i am not an israeli senator. i am a united states senator. this pressure makes us to do dumb things at times. you said "jewish lobby" should not have been used. name one person in your opinion who is intimidated by the israeli lobby in united states senate? >> well, first -- >> name one. >> i do not know. >> why would you say that? >> i did not have in mind a specific person. >> do you agreed that it is a provocative statement, that i could not think of a more provocative statement about the united states, israel, and congress? name one dumb thing we have been bullied into doing because of or pressured into doing because of the jewish lobby? >> i stated i have regretted that term -- >> you stated back then it makes us do dumb things. give me one example of the dumb things that we are pressure to do up here. >> we were talking in that interview about the middle east, about positions, about israel. >> give me an example of where we have been intimidated by the israeli jewish lobby to do something dumb regarding the middle east, israel, or anywh
i am not an israeli senator. i am a united states senator. this pressure makes us to do dumb things at times. you said "jewish lobby" should not have been used. name one person in your opinion who is intimidated by the israeli lobby in united states senate? >> well, first -- >> name one. >> i do not know. >> why would you say that? >> i did not have in mind a specific person. >> do you agreed that it is a provocative statement, that i could not...
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had gone to a 51-vote body, it would have changed the nature of the united states senate forever. >> before you leave, senator schumer, you have some quality time with the president. one of the hats you where, you are chairman of the joint inaugural committee. and some of the jobs are -- >> ride in the limo with the president alone. it is a very nice limo. in any case, we had a very nice conversation. it was not different than the one we had here about what the next four years are going to be like. i do not want to give away the president's thoughts, but i expressed the same things that we have expressed here, that it is going to get better, that there will be more agreement, and i think there is agreement. >> what is that limo like >> it is a clash, big, heavy. you can see out, but they cannot see in. >> what else did you talk about? >> that was the main thing. the main thing was that. my staff gave me a list of 22 things we needed in new york, and i was dying to ask him. i figured that was not quite appropriate. so a rare moment of restraint. a rare mowat of restraint. >> ok. let's
had gone to a 51-vote body, it would have changed the nature of the united states senate forever. >> before you leave, senator schumer, you have some quality time with the president. one of the hats you where, you are chairman of the joint inaugural committee. and some of the jobs are -- >> ride in the limo with the president alone. it is a very nice limo. in any case, we had a very nice conversation. it was not different than the one we had here about what the next four years are...
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he ran unsuccessfully for the united states senate, and has worked as an operative for a who's-who of republican candidates. he was a political assistant to spiro agnew. he has had key roles in the presidential campaigns of ronald reagan, george h.w. bush, and robert dole. he has been a fellow at the kennedy center harvard institute of politics. so much for biography. now on to the exciting matters of process. we are on the record. no filing of any kind while the breakfast is underway. there is no embargo when the breakfast is underway except that c-span has agreed not to use video until after it the breakfast has ended. i tell guests that despite major changes in the news business, the breakfast group remains committed to conversations between newsmakers and journalists. your help is appreciated on mornings when guests are at the center of a controversial issue, as our guest is. on the front page of "the wall street journal" this morning, a lovely color picture. if you would like to ask a question, do the traditional thing and send me a subtle signal and i would do my best to call on
he ran unsuccessfully for the united states senate, and has worked as an operative for a who's-who of republican candidates. he was a political assistant to spiro agnew. he has had key roles in the presidential campaigns of ronald reagan, george h.w. bush, and robert dole. he has been a fellow at the kennedy center harvard institute of politics. so much for biography. now on to the exciting matters of process. we are on the record. no filing of any kind while the breakfast is underway. there is...
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states senate. if i am confirmed, one of the first things i intended to do is sit down with senator menendez and senator corker and invite all of the members of this committee to come together, hopefully at a time when there is no interruption and we can really dig in and talk, talk about how we can have a constructive dialogue and collegial relationship, because even as we pride ourselves on separation of powers and a unique oversight role that the committee place, the challenges in the world are so enormous that we would do our country a disservice if we did not identify the ways we can help each other to confront the unique set of questions globally. if you confirm me, i would take office as secretary proud that the senate is in my blood, but equally proud that so, too, is the foreign service. my father's work under presidents both democrat and republican took me and my siblings around the world on a personal journey that brought on the sacrifices and commanded that the men and women of the forei
states senate. if i am confirmed, one of the first things i intended to do is sit down with senator menendez and senator corker and invite all of the members of this committee to come together, hopefully at a time when there is no interruption and we can really dig in and talk, talk about how we can have a constructive dialogue and collegial relationship, because even as we pride ourselves on separation of powers and a unique oversight role that the committee place, the challenges in the world...
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host: i want to run through a couple quick stories on the upcoming electoral battle in the united states senate due to a few retirement announcements. here is a headline from "politico" -- the washington post column has -- the other change is a story in the washington times, possible contenders -- i want to wrap up this segment, will the u.s. on the world stage with tim from rockville on our independent line. caller: good morning. we keep forgetting about america's longest war and that is the war on drugs and how many people it has killed because of influence onceful the rest of the world. i don't understand why that is forgotten and how many billions and trillions of dollars that we spend to support mexico's federal police and their army as well as all the other countries that support by our money. we keep forgetting about that war. that is a 40 + year war. host: do you see it ending anytime soon in the future? caller: if the united states starts treating it as medical science treats it, as a medical problem and not a problem -- we just keep killing people because of our influence. i th
host: i want to run through a couple quick stories on the upcoming electoral battle in the united states senate due to a few retirement announcements. here is a headline from "politico" -- the washington post column has -- the other change is a story in the washington times, possible contenders -- i want to wrap up this segment, will the u.s. on the world stage with tim from rockville on our independent line. caller: good morning. we keep forgetting about america's longest war and...